Download - Wessanen Q2 2012 sustainability
Royal Wessanen nv
Wessanen & sustainability
25 July 2012
www.wessanen.com @RoyalWessanen
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What is organic?!
Strict criteria to be allowed to be labelled organicDemonstrably free from GMO, pesticides and growth hormonesStrict rules on animal welfareSevere restrictions on fertilisers, herbicides and pesticidesSevere restrictions on additives and processing aids
All about being produced and processed in line with organic principles
Organic products promote health and well-being
Holding benefits for the planet and for future generations
All about nutrition and taste !
Organic food is controlled by a unique European certification system
At Wessanen, our vision is to make our organic brands most desired in Europe
“Sustainability is an essential and
natural part of our daily work.”
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Wessanen’s Strategy
ECONOMIC LOGIC Preferred brands that can
command a premium European scale (COGS,
innovation, expertise)
VEHICLES Own/build organic
pioneering brands in all relevant food channels
Focus on sizeable, growing markets and categories where organic creates value
Acquire businesses with strong brands and European potential
DIFFERENTIATORS Preferred brands and impactful innovation Superior product quality Orchestration of a fast, flexible and efficient value chain We are Europe’s No 1 and committed to Organic: our people have
credibility and expertise (OEC) and we provide the most comprehensive thought leadership, service, consumer insight, product range
ARENAS Healthy & sustainable nutrition through organic food in Europe
STAGING Boost growth of current
business and resolve ‘big bets’ (OGSM!)
At least one major acquisition p.a.
Divest non-core businesses at sensible speed
Attractiveness organic food markets
European organic food an attractive, growing segment Size €21 bn; 2011 growth around 6% <3% of total European food market
Increasing consumer appreciation
Still low per capita consumption
European Union <€30> p.a.
Consumers increasingly convinced of benefits of organic foodregarding health, taste and environment
Grocery and HFS channels developing at different growth path Decline percentage of households shopping in HFS channel in
the Netherlands halted
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Wessanen Business principles
Compliance with laws: being a responsible partner in society, acting with integrity towards all stakeholders and others who can be affected by our activities
Environment: in line with commitment to sustainable development, we will do all that is reasonable and practicable to minimise adverse effects on the environment
Product safety: we aim at all times to supply safe products and services
Free market competition: we support free market competition as basis of conducting business; we observe applicable competition laws and regulations
Child, bonded and forced labour: under no circumstances we are making use of forced or bonded labour; we do not employ children in violation of relevant conventions of ILO
Human rights: we support and respect human rights and strive to ensure that our activities do not make it an accessory to infringements of human rights
We expect suppliers and business partners to comply with the above principles
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Commitment to minimise environmental impact
Committed to minimising impact on environment by measuring and monitoring the effects of our operations
All our organic products are free of GMO
We are working on reducing our CO2 footprint and usage of water
Additionally, organic products do not use pesticides, therefore contributing to a decrease
ISO 14001 is an internationally recognised standard for embedding processes to analyse and reduce our impact on the environment
Additional information at www.wessanen.com for
sustainability, such as
GRI G3 table | Performance fact sheet
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Wessanen’s supply chain
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Palm oil - member RSPO
Palm oil is important, versatile raw material for food
Only be cultivated in tropical areas of Asia, Africa and South America
Concerns that demand causing expansion of plantations into eco-sensitive areas
Since March 2011 Member of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
Global multi-stakeholder initiative
Encouraging sustainable production/use palm oil
Wessanen commits to organisation’s objectives
In 2011, we developed policy to govern palm oil sourcing and guidelines for implementation in
partnership with our suppliers
Committed to switching palm oil to RSPO certified sustainable palm oil during 2012-13
RSPO certified segregated palm oil for organic
GREEN PALM certificates for conventional
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Organic Expertise Centre (OEC)
We established our internal expertise - named OEC - in 2010 To stimulate exchange of knowledge / experience that is widely available
within Wessanen To educate and inspire our internal / external stakeholders in organic values
Specialists join forces and work on pan-European issues
To legitimise our position in organic world by championing the organic case
Focal areas will be: Training (incl. training package for newcomers) and founding Organic Academy Knowledge building by teaming up with external researchers and experts Lobbying to promote organic food Communication for more general awareness / knowledge of organic food
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Employee engagement 2012 Leadership development programme
Top-65 Focus on strategy execution, connected leadership
Employee turnover is key focus area
Competency model deployed Defines behaviour expectations for all employees Translates ambitions/values into behaviour conventions
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